Thiru Radha Krishnan IAS, Principal Secretary to Tami Nadu Government Health & Family Welfare Department inaugurated the one day conference
Chennai, April 26, 2017: With the aim of providing eye care practitioners a platform to acquire knowledge about the latest advancements in the management of retinal disorders, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital today hosted RETICON-2017. The national level conference on vitreo retina management was inaugurated by Thiru Radha Krishnan IAS, Principal Secretary to Tami Nadu Government Health & Family Welfare Department in the presence of Prof. Amar Agarwal, Chairman, Dr Agarwal’s Group of Eye Hospital and Program Director –RETICON 2017.
Now in its 7th year, the conference witnessed doctors sharing best practices, research and innovations in the field of vitreo retina disorder management. Around 300- 400 doctors from across the country participating in this yearly conference.
Retinal disorders are on the rise in the country. In fact, it accounts for 10-12% of the eye disorders in the country. However, the effective management is still a concern calling for increasing research in the field.
Addressing the gathering, Prof. Amar Agarwal, Chairman, Dr. Agarwal’sGroup of Eye Hospital and Program Director – Reticon, said, “Through Reticon, we not only want to provide an opportunity for knowledge sharing, but also to prepare our practitioners to be better equipped in their fight against curable blindness.”
Apart from scientific presentation, the event witnessed discussions on a multitude of topics ranging from cataract to retinopathy of prematurity, macular surgeries made simple with 27 G vitrectomy, management of coexisting cataract with diabetic retinopathy, retinal Detachment in CMV Retinitis etc. The conference also had presentations by Dr. Rahul Khurana, Partner, Northern California Retina Vitreous Associates, Mt. View, CA, USA, Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, University of San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA, USA and Editor in Chief, American Academy of Ophthalmology Ophthalmic News and Education (ONE) Network on retinal disorder management.
Further, the conference organized an interesting competition called Ophthalmic Premier League (OPL), wherein 4 teams of surgeon; each team of 4 members will present their interesting and challenging surgical videos which are judged by the referees. The winning team will be recognized with a trophy.
About Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital:
Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital a comprehensive eye hospital offering a one-stop solution for eye ailments; was started in the year 1957. Now the hospital is in its 57th year of offering quality services in eye care. It has 15 branches in Chennai and a visible footprint in the states of Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Andaman and Rajasthan. A tertiary eye care centre at Mauritius marks its first step towards establishing an international presence extended upto 13 branches covering the Indian Ocean region, African countries and East Asia.
The hospital has received various awards for its inventions and services. In March 2006, Late Dr. J Agarwal, Founder-Chairman was awarded Padma Bhushan by the former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam for his dedicated services to the poor and downtrodden. The hospital received visibility in the global arena for its inventions – Micro-Phakonit (Cataract surgery with 0.7 mm size incision) in 1999 and ‘Glued Intraocular Lens Implant’ performed on a 4 year old girl in January 2008 by Prof. Amar Agarwal. In February 2009, the world’s first Anterior Segment Eye Transplant Surgery was performed on a 4 month old child to treat corneal disorder. In November 2013, for the first time in the World, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Chennai transplanted a one year old donor cornea giving a new lease of sight to a 60 year old man through the new technique PDEK (Pre Descemet’s Endothelial Keratoplasty).
